The Red Violin (1999)

06/11/1999 2h 10m

How old is the movie?

26 years 10 days

Overview

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.

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Cast Ages at Release

Carlo Cecchi

as Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)

Born 01/25/1939, age 86

Irene Grazioli

as Anna Bussotti (Cremona)

Born 07/28/1961, age 63

Jean-Luc Bideau

as Georges Poussin (Vienna)

Born 10/01/1940, age 84

Samuel L. Jackson

as Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Born 12/21/1948, age 76

Greta Scacchi

as Victoria Byrd (Oxford)

Born 02/18/1960, age 65

Jason Flemyng

as Frederick Pope (Oxford)

Born 09/25/1966, age 58

Hong Tao

as Comrade Chan Gong (Shanghai)

Born 01/15/1972, age 53

Colm Feore

as Auctioneer (Montréal)

Born 08/22/1958, age 66

Don McKellar

as Evan Williams (Montréal)

Born 08/17/1963, age 61

Julian Richings

as Nicolas Olsberg (Montréal)

Born 09/08/1956, age 68

Sandra Oh

as Madame Ming (Montréal)

Born 07/20/1971, age 53

Rémy Girard

as Customs Agent (Montréal)

Born 08/10/1950, age 74

Dorothée Berryman

as Secretary (Montréal)

Born 04/28/1948, age 77